KANK

Karan Johar has decided to move out of his typical audience loving family blockbusters and explore the world of experimental topics not seen apt by many traditional Indian viewers!! He has not only tried his hand at the theme of infidelity or failed relationships – but has succeeded in bringing out the entire subject with such minute details (of emotions and events) that it takes me back to similar days of my past.

The story might have Bollywood snippets woven inside the comfy layover, but each and every emotion that the unhappy Dev and Maya go through are so well touched upon and taken care of that it’s worth throwing your hats off to Mr Gay Johar. Right from conventional instances of people with similar problems landing up talking to each other, till scenes where Dev buys a bouquet to gift his Mistress and bumps into his wife; the film spews reality bytes right from the start to the end. Though I agree with Nikhat Kazmi in his TOI review about KANK that the starting scene of meeting up on a bench does seem a bit filmy and overstretched from pragmatism, the rest of the movie is just an ideal example of real emotions exhibited with glamour and authenticity to utmost perfection.

It is the typical audience who are so used to watching adventurous love stories full of saga and romance that out of the way topics like OmKAra and KANK are just not appreciated up to there actual merit.

KANK is a must watch for all couples - married and unmarried alike, especially for those who have tasted the astringent tang of infidelity on either side of the stage!! It is an uptight rational voyage that keeps you glued on and relates yourself to the characters in such a delightful demeanor, that you hardly realize the unconventionally longer duration of the film.

A big applaud to Mr Johar for the spell bounded look that I saw on every face in the cinema hall when the lights came on during intermission!!